Ribbon Hairpiece Securable Without Clips or Adhesive

Abstract

A ribbon hairpiece conformably secures to the head of a wearer without the need for clips, combs, tapes, or adhesives, but by an integral array of specially configured ribbons, aligned appropriately to engage the hairpiece to the skull of the wearer while accommodating blending with the wearer's natural hair.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ribbon hairpiece securable upon a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising:
 a crown piece rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said crown piece configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head, said crown piece having:
 a front line adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's hairline; 
 a rear line adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture; 
 is each of a pair of lateral lines adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line; 
   a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said left circumference ribbon attached to an underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck;   a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately ¼ inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head; and   a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear center ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons;   wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and   wherein the crownpiece, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon.   
     
     
         2 . The ribbon hairpiece of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material, said first side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon one of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said first side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; and 
 a second side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material, said second side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon the other of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said second side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; 
 wherein the left side ribbon and right side ribbon are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the first and second side ribbons. 
 
     
     
         3 . The ribbon hairpiece of  claim 1  wherein the left circumference ribbon and the right circumference ribbon are between approximately ¼ inch and 1 inch wide. 
     
     
         4 . The ribbon hairpiece of  claim 1  wherein the rear center ribbon is between approximately ¼ inch and ½ inch wide. 
     
     
         5 . The ribbon hairpiece of  claim 2  wherein the first side ribbon and the second side circumference ribbon are between approximately ¼ inch and ½ inch wide. 
     
     
         6 . A ribbon hairpiece securable upon a wearer's head without clips, combs, or adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising:
 a crown piece rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said crown piece configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head, said crown piece having:
 a front line adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's hairline; 
 a rear line adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture; 
 each of a pair of lateral lines adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line; 
   a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said left circumference ribbon attached to an underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck;   a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately ¼ inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head;   a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear center ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons; and   a rear circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear circumference ribbon attached along the length of the rear line of the crown piece;   
       wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and 
       wherein the crownpiece, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon. 
     
     
         7 . A ribbon hairpiece securable upon a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising:
 a crown piece rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said crown piece configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head, said crown piece having:
 a front line adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's hairline; 
 a rear line adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture; 
 each of a pair of lateral lines adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line; 
   a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately ¼ inch and 1 inch wide, said left circumference ribbon attached to an underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck;   a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately ¼ inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head;   a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately ¼ inch and ½ inch wide, said rear center ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons;   a rear circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric material between ¼ inch and ½ inch wide, said rear circumference ribbon attached along the length of the rear line of the crown piece;   a first side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between ¼ inch and ½ inch wide, said first side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon one of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said first side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; and   a second side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between ¼ inch and ½ inch wide, said second side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon the other of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said second side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone;   wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and   wherein the crownpiece, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, left side ribbon, and right side ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon.   
     
     
         8 . A ribbon hairpiece attachable to an existing topper for securement to a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising:
 a plurality of fastening elements attachable to the underside of the existing topper in a position corresponding to a front line, a rear line, and each of a pair of lateral lines;   a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said left circumference ribbon having a fastening element disposed in a position to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured to the underside of the existing topper at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck;   a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately ¼ inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon having a fastening element disposed in a position to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured to the underside of the existing topper at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head;   a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear center ribbon having a fastening element disposed in a position to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured to the underside of the topper at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons;   a first side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between ¼ inch and ½ inch wide, said first side ribbon having a fastening element disposed to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured the underside of the existing topper upon one of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said first side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; and   a second side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between ¼ inch and ½ inch wide, said second side ribbon having a fastening element disposed to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured the underside of the existing topper upon the other of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said second side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone;   
       wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the existing topper atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and 
       wherein the existing topper, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon. 
     
     
         9 . The ribbon hairpiece attachable to an existing topper for securement to a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment of  claim 8 , wherein all the fastening elements are hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         10 . The ribbon hairpiece attachable to an existing topper for securement to a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment of  claim 8 , wherein all the fastening elements are snap fasteners.